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po·ta·ble

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ADJECTIVE:

Fit to drink.

NOUN:

A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage: wine and other potables.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ptbilis, from Latin ptre, to drink, from ptus, a drink; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
pota·bili·ty or pota·ble·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for potable

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